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Two Years' Vacation (French: Deux ans de vacances) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1888. The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific, and of their struggles to overcome adversity.
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Two Years' Vacation (Deux ans de vacances) is an 1888 novel and the 32nd of Jules Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series. The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific, and of their struggles to overcome adversity. In his preface to the book, Verne explains that his goals were to create a ...
March 1860, a group of schoolboys aged between eight and fourteen board a 100-ton schooner called the Sleuth moored at Auckland, New Zealand, and preparing to set off on a six-week vacation. With the exception of the oldest boy Gordon, an American, and Briant and Jack, two French brothers, all the boys are British.
While the schooner's crew are ashore, the moorings are cast-off under unknown circumstances and the ship drifts to sea, where it is caught by a storm. Twenty-two days later, the boys find themselves cast upon the shore of an uncharted island, which they name "Chairman Island." They go on many adventures and even catch wild animals while trying to survive. They remain there for the next two years until a passing ship sinks in the close vicinity of the island. The ship had been taken over by mutineers, intent on trafficking slaves. With the aid of two of the surviving members of the original crew, the boys are able to defeat the mutineers and make their escape from the island, which they find out is close to the Chilean coast.
Publications
•1888 - 1889: An English translation of the book was serialized in 36 installments in the Boy's Own Paper. •1889: A 2-volume English book titled A Two Year's Vacation was published by Munro in the United States while a single-volume abridged edition in the United Kingdom was released by Sampson Low under the title of Adrift in the Pacific. •1890: From February 22 through March 14, the Boston Daily Globe newspaper serialized Adrift in the Pacific; the Strange Adventures of a Schoolboy Crew. •1896: Morita Shiken translated it to the Japanese language as Jugo Shonen (十五少年: lit. "15 boys") from the English text. •1965: The I. O. Evens version of the Sampson Low translation was published in England (ARCO) and the U.S. (Associated Publishers) in two volumes: Adrift in the 11Pacific and Second Year Ashore. •1967: A new modified and abridged translation by Olga Marx with illustrations by Victor Ambrus titled A Long Vacation was published by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom and Holt, Rinehart & Winston in the United States. •2001: The book was redistributed by CLE International to help learners be immersed in French.
Films
•1962: A Spanish-Mexican film directed by Emilio Gomez Muriel, featuring Pablito Calvo in the main role. •1964: Filmmaker, Yilmaz Atadeniz produced a Turkish version titled Iki Sene Mektep Tatili. •1967: Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman made a live-action/animated film adaptation of the book and loosely co-based on The Mysterious Island under the title Ukradená vzducholod ("The Stolen Airship", released worldwide as Two Years' Vacation). •1969: An Australian film produced, directed and written by Mende Brown entitled Strange Holiday credited Jules Verne for the story.
TV Series
•1974: A 4-part series Deux ans de vacances, was produced in a cooperation of French, Belgian, Swiss, West-German and Romanian television.
Jan 29, 2021 · A novel about 15 boys stranded on an uncharted island after a shipwreck. The book follows their survival, leadership and conflicts, as well as their encounters with pirates and other dangers.
Nov 3, 2014 · Two Years' Vacation. Kindle Edition. In these days, when so many distinguished writers have set themselves to the task of producing books which boys as well as adults will be delighted to read, Jules Verne still remains the master in his craft.
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Two Years' Vacation (French: Deux ans de vacances) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1888. The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific, and of their struggles to overcome adversity.
Oct 13, 2020 · What about an unexpected two years’ vacation on a desert island? It may sound appealing from nowadays perspective. But when a marooned ship drifts to sea with nobody but a group of young boys...
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